The Renegade vs. Diamond Dallas Page (w/Diamond Doll and Max Muscle)
WCW World TV Championship Match
Page cuts The Renegade off before the bell and gets the early advantage. Both men exchange turnbuckle bumps, before Renegade cranks in a side headlock. Page tries to climb out the ropes, but Renegade drops the headlock and clotheslines Page for a 2-count. Page starts choking Renegade on the top rope and hits a neckbreaker.
Page tosses Renegade out, knees him down to the floor a second time, Renegade does a sunset flip and they take turns reversing each other’s roll-ups. Heenan quips ‘This is the longest match Renegade’s had’, as he’s usually booked in straight squash matches like the Ultimate Warrior. Renegade hits a surprisingly good cartwheel elbow on Page in the corner and a top rope splash for another 2.
Max Muscle tries to interfere but Renegade knocks him off and power slams Page, but he dives on Max instead of going for the pin. Max grabs his leg, and Page hits the Diamond Cutter to win the WCW TV Title.
Winner: Diamond Dallas Page
This was a decent match considering how green The Renegade was. This match marks the decisive end to Renegade’s only push as he’s used mainly as a jobber from this point on, but ‘fake’ wrestlers gimmicks are just a bad idea in the first place. Page isn’t quite at his best in 1995, but he’s close.
